Baling-press.



R. E. MOYER.v

BALING PRESS, APPuc'A-nou FILED ms; 16 1912.

Ewwzwtoz RALPH E MOYER Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

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Specification of Letters'iatent.

. Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Application filed February 16, 1917. Serial No. 149,044.

To allwhom it may concern;

character especially designed and adapted for use in connection with hay and straw; and it is an object of the invention to provide a baling press with novel andimproved means whereby the material after being compressed within the baling chamber is effectively held against return within the hopper or feedingchamber.

The invention also has for an object to provide a novel and improved holding means positioned adjacent the entrance of a baling chamber and which is constantly urged in a direction toward the chamber in order to prevent return to the hopper of the material compressed after the plunger has been retracted and wherein said means is so constructed as to afford no obstruction to the strokes of the plunger.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved baling press whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is renderedsimpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- V Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in veiti cal section illustrating an embodiment of my invention; and

Fig. 2 1s a view partly in transverse'section and partly in elevation of my inven tion as herein embodied.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, B denotes the 'baling chamber of a presshaving an entrance end in communication with the hopper H and the hopper is adapted tobe traversed by a plunger P for compressimg within the chamber B the material, such as hay and straw, deposited within the hopper H. i

Disposed transversely of the press across the top of the hopper H and immediately adjacent the entrance end of the chamber B, is a bar 1. The bar 11 extends beyond the opposite sides of the press and has secured to each of its extended portions a depending eye bolt 2 with which is connected a retractile member 3 herein disclosed as a conventional coil spring which extends in substantially aperpendicular path. The lower end of the spring 3 is secured to a clip or clevis i threaded upon the upstanding rod 5 secured at its lower end, as indicated at 6, to the adjacent side ofthe press. By rotating the clip or clevis d it will be at once selfevident that the tension of the spring 3 may be readily regulated.

As is thought to be self-evident the springs 3 serve to constantly urge the bar 1 downwardly. The bar 1 has secured thereto the rearwardly directed arms 6 having their outer ends pivotally engaged with the rod 7 disposed transversely of the press at the top thereof and at a predetermined point rearwardly of the entrance end of the chamber B.

Secured to the under face of the bar 1 is a body 8 formed preferably of wood and which fits snugly between the side walls of the hopper H and has its bottom 9 formed of metal and disposed transversely on a predetermined downward incline with a portion thereof extending beneath the top wall of the entrance end of the chamber B, whereby the upward movement of the body 8 is limited.

As herein disclosed, the body 8 is secured to the bar 1 through the medium of the up wardly directed headed bolts 10 which are also directed through the arms 6 whereby said bolts 10 also serve to secure said arm 6 to the barl. Coacting with the upper portions of the bolts 10 are the clamping nuts 11 for a purpose which is believed to be selfevident. The bottom 9 is also braced by the upwardly and rearwardly directed headed bolts 12 disposed through the forward marginal'portion of the bottom plate 9 and through the rear wall 14: of the body 8, the inner or rear portions of said bolts 12 having coacting therewith the clamping nuts 15 as is believed to be clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings.

It is thought to be self-evident that the curvature of the bottom plate 9 of the body 8 readily permits the material such as hay or straw together with the plunger P to pass therebeneath upon the compression stroke of the plunger as the body 8 will readily rise or elevate. When the plunger P is retracted the springs 3 will serve to force the bottom plate 9 downwardly, whereby the material, under the compression Within the chamber B, will be effectively held against outward movement.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a baling press t constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the con venience and facility with which-it may be assembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself tothe precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my 1n- Uopiea of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the vention in practice, except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

In combination with a baling chamber of a press, a body positioned adjacent the entrance of the to the top of the body and extending beyond opposite sides of the press and coacting therewith to limit the inward move ment of the body, arms secured to the upper face of the body andpivotally engaged with baling chamber, a bar secured the press at a point inwardly of the entrance to the baling chamber, a plate secured to the inner face of the boda portion of said plate extending within the entrance for contact with a wall of said entrance for limiting the outward movement of the body,

and retractile members coacting with the extended portions of the bar for constantly urging the body inwardly.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RALPH E. MOYER.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. O. 

